Protocol for monitoring landscape dynamics in the Mediterranean Coast Network of southern California: Standard Operating Procedures, Version 1.0

Willis KS, Ostermann-Kelm S, Federico F, Lee L, MacDonald GM, Gillespie TW. 2018. Protocol for monitoring landscape dynamics in the Mediterranean Coast Network of southern California: Standard Operating Procedures, Version 1.0. National Park Service - Mediterranean Coast Inventory and Monitoring Network

These Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) accompany the Mediterranean Coast Network’s protocol for monitoring landscape dynamics. They provide detailed data processing instructions for the variables associated with the protocol’s three monitoring objectives: 1) land use/land cover and vegetation type change; 2) phenological variability; and 3) nighttime lighting. SOP 4 provides important information about data storage and archiving procedures.

Type
Standard Operating Procedure
Authors
Willis, Katherine; Ostermann-Kelm, Stacey; Federico, Felicia; Lee, Lena; MacDonald, Glen; Gillespie, Thomas
Date of Issue
2018-12-17
Publisher
National Park Service - Mediterranean Coast Inventory and Monitoring Network
Units
CABR , CHIS , MEDN , SAMO
Keywords
Inventory and Monitoring, Land Cover, Land Use, Landscape, Landscape Dynamics, light pollution, Mediterranean Coast Network, Phenology, Standard Operating Procedures
Subjects
Ecological Framework: Landscapes | Landscape Dynamics | Land Cover and Use , Ecological Framework: Landscapes | Viewscape | Viewscape/Dark Night Sky

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